Southern California University of Health Sciences

Founded in 1911, Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has been a leader in educating students to be competent and caring integrative healthcare practitioners for over 100 years.

SCU has a history of providing the highest levels of patient care and has gained a reputation for excellence in an evidenceinformed curriculum. SCU is the best place to prepare for a successful, significant, and rewarding career.

SCU’s rigorous programs lead to tremendous success for our graduates, who gain the knowledge and experience needed to be practice-ready through a combination of SCU’s industry-leading faculty, innovative course design, and exceptional clinical experiences.

While at SCU, students from all programs come together for core science classes giving them appreciation for other types of medical professions. Once they leave SCU, they are thoroughly prepared to thrive in an ever-changing inter-professional healthcare delivery system through training in SCU’s Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, College of Eastern Medicine, College of Science and Integrative Health, and SCU Health System.

SCU is a premier academic institution that has been preparing students to become compassionate, effective professionals for more than 100 years. At SCU, you’ll learn how to excel in a team-based healthcare environment that has become the model of quality and efficiency in today’s healthcare delivery systems.

SCU provides immersive coursework, expert faculty, and state-of-the-art facilities to put students on the path to success. From the classroom to the clinic, SCU emphasizes patient-centered care and integrative medicine and health. No other university offers this kind of holistic, multidisciplinary setting.

As an SCU student, you’ll be empowered to become the healer you long to be. Through unique hands-on learning opportunities, you will develop the essential knowledge and skills to treat the whole person using current theories and evidence-based practice. Southern California University of Health Sciences will be recognized as the premier evidence-based integrative healthcare university.

Our mission is to educate students as competent, caring and successful integrative healthcare practitioners. The University is committed to providing excellence in academics, service, scholarship, and leadership through the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, the College of Eastern Medicine, and the College of Science and Integrative Health.

SCU seeks students whose academic talent and commitment to excellence promise future achievement in their chosen areas of major study. The Faculty Admissions Committee selects students primarily on the basis of their academic credentials, admissions essays, and the admissions interview. All admissions interviews are evaluated by members of the faculty. Faculty members are looking for candidates with strong academic backgrounds and compelling reasons for pursuing their chosen areas of major study.

SCUHS welcomes applications from qualified students from other countries. The general admission requirements are identical for all applicants, regardless of citizenship. However, immigration regulations, varying educational backgrounds, and financial considerations require additional procedures necessary for international students.

Students at SCU have many financial assistance opportunities available to them in order to cover their educational expenses. It is the policy of the Financial Aid Office to assist our students as much as possible to afford their education. SCU recognizes students for the exemplary accomplishments in their undergraduate studies prior to their enrollment. Therefore, scholarships are offered to students who demonstrate high academic standards and/or financial need.

Advance your career and become a proud alumnus of Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) — a premier academic institution that’s been preparing students to become compassionate, effective medical practitioners for more than 100 years. At SCU, you’ll learn how to excel in a team-based healthcare environment that has become the model of quality and efficiency in today’s healthcare delivery systems.

With a small student-to-faculty ratio, SCU provides an exceptional learning environment where students can receive personalized attention. At SCU, you’ll not only gain a strong academic foundation, you’ll also join a vibrant network of faculty and students who are eager to support you on your journey.

A horseless carriage (one of the few) “sped” down mud and brick roads. A pioneer fervor dominated the thinking of progressive civic leaders. Los Angeles, “The City of the Angels,” was a bustling city of 319,000 inhabitants. Movies were still in their infancy, still silent. In this milieu, Dr. Charles Cale and his wife, Linnie, committed themselves to disseminate the knowledge of a little known, yet ancient, healing art chiropractic. Dr. Cale sought to formalize the training of chiropractic physicians.

By 1911, when modern chiropractic was only 16 years into its history, Dr. Cale applied for and received a charter for Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC). The Cales began the first classes in their home, a nine-month course of study that included anatomy, chiropractic principles and technique.

The end of the 20th Century brought a major change to what had been LACC for the past 89 years. The College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CAOM) was added and the Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) was created to house both LACC and CAOM. This marked a turning point from an institution offering a single program to a multi-program university with plans of offering additional programs in what society has labeled alternative health sciences.